Sports Day Tampa Bay

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays magically Game 4 on Saturday night as Seminole's own Brett Phillips was the hero but the Dodgers have regained the series lead behind Clayton Kershaw as they win Game 5 on Sunday 4-2. The Buccaneers are now 5-2 on the season after beating the Raiders in Las Vegas 45-20 as Tom Brady has thrown 15 TDs and 1 interception in his last 5 games as the offense is...

Rick Stroud on the Bucs-Raiders game time change for Sunday's game from primetime to 4pm due to COVID-19 testing on the Raiders plus how this game is Jon Gruden's worst nightmare as he faces his old team and Tom Brady who beat him in the 'Tuck Rule' game. Then Rays Radio Pregame host Neil Solondz joins us to preview this weekend's World Series games 3, 4 and 5 as the Rays evened up the series on W...

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays 6-4 win to even the World Series at 1-1 as Brandon Lowe breaks out with 2 homeruns and Blake Snell pitched no hit the Dodgers through 4 innings. Plus Matt Baker joins us to talk about College Football as the Big Ten returns this week and the Gators are hoping to reopen their facilities on Monday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick after the Rays 8-3 loss in Game 1 of the World Series as Tyler Glasnow walked 6 and allowed 6 runs and the bats were quiet again against Clayton Kershaw. Plus your mailbag questions about Wander Franco, Shaq Barrett and OJ Howard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times Rays Beat Writer Marc Topkin from Arlington, Texas, to preview the World Series between the Rays and Dodgers which starts tonight including how the starting pitching matches up, the bullpen and Randy Arozarena. Plus could this Buccaneers defense actually carry Tom Brady this season after they harassed Aaron Rodgers all game long on Sunday. Hosted on Acast....

Rick Stroud and Eduardo Encina from Raymond James Stadium after the Bucs 38-10 victory over the Packers as the Buccaneers defense turned the game on 2 interceptions and dominated Aaron Rodgers leading to the Bucs scoring 38 unanswered points. Plus the Rays are going to the World Series for the first time since 2008 as Charlie Morton was once again big in a Game 7 and Randy Arozarena continues...

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays dropping their 2nd straight to the Astros to force Game 6 tonight with Blake Snell on the mound needing a better effort than in Game 1. Plus the Bucs prepare to face Aaron Rodgers and the Packers who might be the best team in the NFC and suddenly the Bucs are looking at 3-3 if they lose and could be in 3rd place in the NFC South. Hosted on Acast. See acas...

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays 4-3 loss in Game 4 meaning there will be a Game 5 tonight as the Rays lead 3-1. Tyler Glasnow pitched well but was behind too many hitters and the bats remain relatively quiet. Plus some Bucs injury updates on Carlton Davis and Matt Baker joins us to discuss the Florida Gators-LSU game postponement and Nick Saban testing positive for COVID-19. Hosted on A...

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays moving 1 win from advancing to their 2nd World Series in franchise history as the defense shines once again in a 5-2 win over the Astros. The Rays are taking advantage of Jose Altuve's errors and will look to sweep tonight with Tyler Glasnow on the bump. Plus the Bucs are back at practice to prepare for the Packers and hoping to get several offensive weap...

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays defense and timely home runs have given the Rays a 2-0 series lead in the ALCS as Manuel Margot's 3 run shot in the 1st was enough for the win. Plus former Bucs Coach Raheem Morris is the interim Head Coach in Atlanta and Tom Brady pokes fun at himself in congratulating Lebron James for winning his 4th championship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays Game 1 win over the Astros in the ALCS as Blake Snell scuffles but only allows 1 run, Diego Castillo saves the game and Mike Zunino has the game-winning RBI. Plus the Lightning put Tyler Johnson on waivers as they look to move him to save salary, the Bucs had the weekend off but have lost Vita Vea for the season and it was a rough week of college football...

Rick Stroud and Eduardo Encina are in Chicago as the Buccaneers lost 20-19 to the Bears after their last minute drive failed. Tom Brady was hit a lot as they only scored 1 touchdown, they were penalized a lot and they may have lost Vita Vea for a long time to injury. Plus the Rays will face the Yankees tonight in Game 5 of the ALDS as it's Tyler Glasnow vs. Gerrit Cole. Hosted on Acast. See acast....

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays 8-4 win over the Yankees to take a 2-games-to-1 lead in the ALDS. Kevin Kiermaier hit a big 3-run homerun, Charlie Morton worked out of trouble and Randy Arozarena continues to carry the team as they are 1 win away from the American League Championship Series. Plus the Bucs are heading to Chicago for Thursday night football without Justin Watson, Chris Go...

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on the Rays 7-5 victory over the Yankees in Game 2 of the ALDS to even the series as Tampa Bay hits 4 homeruns and strikeout 18 New York batters. Plus can the Lightning keep their core together and win another Stanley Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays dropping Game 1 of the ALDS to the Yankees after Blake Snell was handed a 3-2 lead in the 4th but couldn't hold onto the lead and then the Yankees blew it wide open in the 9th off John Curtiss to lose 9-3. Plus the Bucs are preparing for Chicago on Thursday night and the short week as they are dealing with injuries on offense and the NHL Draft starts toni...

Rick Stroud and Eduardo Encina break down the Bucs 38-31 win over the Chargers as they overcame a 17-point deficit an Tom Brady threw 5 TDs to 5 different receivers. The Bucs now have a short week as they play on Thursday night in Chicago and they will be without OJ Howard for the rest of the year after suffering an Achilles injury. Plus the Rays get set to face the Yankees tonight in the ALDS. Ho...

Rick Stroud previews the Bucs-Chargers game this weekend at Raymond James Stadium as they will be without Chris Godwin, plus Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker on what happened to Florida State last week and what's on tap this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Lightning's Victory celebrations on Wednesday which included a boat parade, a ceremony at Raymond James Stadium and lots of alcohol. Plus the Rays sweep the Blue Jays to advance to the American League Divisional Series next week in San Diego and the Bucs will be without Chris Godwin this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Blake Snell's dominating performance as the Rays take the first game from the Blue Jays in the American League Wild Card Best of 3 series. The Lightning Stanley Cup celebrations have started ahead of today's public parties and the Bucs will play with fans this weekend at Raymond James Stadium albeit around 10,000. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

The Tampa Bay Lightning are Stanley Cup Champions for the 2nd time in franchise history as Victor Hedman takes the Conn Smythe Trophy for MVP and the Bolts get redemption for their early playoff exit last year. Plus Marc Topkin on the Rays in the playoffs which begins today vs. Toronto. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is in Denver where the Buccaneers just beat the Broncos 28-10 to go 2-1 on the season and move into 1st place in the NFC South. Tom Brady threw for nearly 300 yards and 3 TDs while the defense was suffocating and special teams blocked a punt. The Lightning are looking to close out the Stanley Cup again tonight after losing Game 5 in overtime and the Rays finished the regular season at...

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers trip to Denver this weekend against an injury depleted Broncos, could the Lightning raise the Stanley Cup this weekend, the Rays preparing the playoffs next week and Tampa Bay Times College Football writer Matt Baker on the SEC starting up this weekend, FSU at Miami and just how well is college football doing this year with handling COVID-19. Hosted...

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Steven Stamkos return to the Tampa Bay Lightning's lineup and he scored a beautiful goal on his third shift in what could become an iconic moment if they win the Stanley Cup. His teammates went nuts on the bench and then dominated the Stars for most of the night in a 5-2 win to pull within 2 wins of the cup. Meanwhile the Rays clinched the AL East division title f...

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick as the Rays fail to clinch the AL East on Tuesday after a 5-2 loss to the Mets but their magic number is still 1 with 4 games to go, the Lightning get ready for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final tonight, plus your mailbag questions about the Bucs, Lightning, Rays and college football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Lightning's 3-2 win over the Stars to even the Stanley Cup Final at 1-game apiece as the Power Play comes to life with 2 goals the Bolts defense limited Dallas' chances. The Bucs have a problem with dropped balls as Bruce Arians says 7 more of Tom Brady's passes should have been completed and the Rays lower their magic number to 1 to win the AL East. Hosted on...